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circumstances demand it. We face problems now, and have for several decades, that demand such actions. Eventually our leaders will be held accountable for their actions, or lack of, and heads will roll.
Wright and Diamond point out that throughout history, once nature starts to foreclose - with famine, disease, crop failures and more - the social contract breaks down. People may suffer stoically for a while but eventually our rulers real relationship with the heavens is exposed as a fraud.
Each time history repeats itself, the cost goes up. At this point in runaway growth in population and consumption, we need to replace our irresponsible captain and crew before civilization is hopelessly bankrupt. Because even though most of the passengers party on, more and more of us know the icebergs are closer than ever.
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